"That technical mastery is of no intrinsic value in music (or love)

be clear to anyone with a knowledge of musicalhistory: Brahms was a greater composer than Mendelssohn,though it can be truly asserted that Mendelssohn displayedmore brilliance in technical matters. Elaborate forms and abrilliant technique conceal a basic inhibition, a reluctance todirectly express love, a fear of self-exposure." - Cornelius Cardew